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Substantial job losses in 2008: weakness broadens and deepens across industries
Laura A. Kelter
Supervisory Eeconomist, National Estimates Branch, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: kelter.laura@bls.gov
Employment losses in 2008 accelerated by year’s end as continued weakness in construction, manufacturing, and professional and business services spread into consumer-driven industries.
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